2012 Yecheng attack
The 2012 Yecheng attack occurred on February 28, 2012 in Yecheng, Xinjiang, a remote town on China's border with Pakistan. Details of the attack are disputed: according to Chinese government reports and court documents, at around 6 p.m. that day, a group of eight Uyghur men led by religious extremist Abudukeremu Mamuti attacked pedestrians with axes and knives on Happiness Road. Local police fought with the attackers, ultimately killing all and capturing Mamuti. State media reported one police officer dead and four police injured, while 15 pedestrians died from Mamuti's assault and 14 more civilians were injured. Chinese officials characterized the event as a terrorist attack.
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2012 Yecheng attack
The 2012 Yecheng attack occurred on February 28, 2012 in Yecheng, Xinjiang, a remote town on China's border with Pakistan. Details of the attack are disputed: according to Chinese government reports and court documents, at around 6 p.m. that day, a group of eight Uyghur men led by religious extremist Abudukeremu Mamuti attacked pedestrians with axes and knives on Happiness Road. Local police fought with the attackers, ultimately killing all and capturing Mamuti. State media reported one police officer dead and four police injured, while 15 pedestrians died from Mamuti's assault and 14 more civilians were injured. Chinese officials characterized the event as a terrorist attack.
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2012年叶城暴力恐怖袭击事件,即叶城“2·28”暴力恐怖案件,是指2012年2月28日18时许,发生于新疆喀什地区叶城县幸福路步行街农贸市场内的砍杀平民事件。
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The 2012 Yecheng attack occurr ...... international legal standards.
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2012-02-28
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Yecheng police
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Yecheng, Xinjiang, China
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Abudukeremu Mamuti group
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Civilian pedestrians
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2012年叶城暴力恐怖袭击事件,即叶城“2·28”暴力恐怖案件,是指2012年2月28日18时许,发生于新疆喀什地区叶城县幸福路步行街农贸市场内的砍杀平民事件。
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The 2012 Yecheng attack occurr ...... e event as a terrorist attack.
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2012 Yecheng attack
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2012年叶城县“2·28”暴力恐怖袭击事件
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